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shmokes:
Well, okay, but is your Thinkpad a touchscreen?  In order for Apple to make this work they'd have to use a screen with both a digitizer (for the pen) and capacitive touch hardware (for the finger).  So, I guess if the stylus made for a capacitive screen won't actually serve the purpose I initially thought, I suppose I can see  why graphic designers might be more disappointed.  But that still only goes so far.  The idea that Apple would include both technologies in a device like this, substantially increasing the price of the device, just to make a very small subset of the market happy is crazy.  It's crazy, of course, because the price increases for a feature that almost nobody wants would make a very large subset of the market unhappy.  And based on the sales of tablet PCs, I think it's safe to say that not a lot of people are clamoring for pen-based input.  

The iPad has a lot of shortcomings.  Lack of a digitizer is not one of them, IMO.  And FWIW, my wife is a professional graphic designer.   :)

RayB:
I don't like this idea that 1 product must fit all markets. THat's just silly.

THere's a tablet out there aimed specifically at artists already, and it's made by, guess who, Wacom:
http://www.wacom.com/pendisplays/

Netbooks are neat, but the deal breaker for me has always been the mouse pointer and "sliders" type of ui.

Blanka:

--- Quote from: darcyp on February 02, 2010, 04:23:06 pm ---On the other hand, i have friends who are graphic designers, and this would be perfect for them to bring into a meeting to show clients their work.

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I like to travel light without bags. If it was the size of a DVD case, it would fit in my inside pocket of my jacket. Now it won't. And for serious presenting, i rather have it capable of full-hd playback over HDMI, then like doing cosy happy campingw with my clients in a 70ies sitting pit, blowing the water pipe, because the screen is so damn tiny so we have to cuddle together.

Samstag:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 03, 2010, 03:36:12 am ---Well, okay, but is your Thinkpad a touchscreen?

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Mine isn't, but having touch and digitizer was an option.  I think it would have added another $50, but it still would have been in the middle of the ipad price range.


--- Quote from: RayB on February 03, 2010, 04:06:36 am ---I don't like this idea that 1 product must fit all markets. THat's just silly.

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The problem with that is that it doesn't do any one thing better than cheaper alternatives.

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: Level42 on January 31, 2010, 04:49:42 am ---Since there is no similar product yet, it certainly _will_ draw people's attention.

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Looks like a lot of companies are planning very similar tablets, several of which will be released around the same time as the Ipad. 
Heres a nice comparison: http://phandroid.com/2010/01/29/android-tablets-vs-apple-ipad-comparisonreview/

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